After over two hours, three forums and four votes, the San Diego Democrats for Equality endorsed Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, Attorney General Kamala Harris, and Justin DeCesare on Thursday night. The evening began with a series of announcements, with the most applause going to retired Marine Colonel Doug Applegate, who is running against Rep. Darryl…
LOS ANGELES – Equality California announced Wednsday that it will endorse San Diego City Councilmember Todd Gloria for California Assembly District 78, José Cisneros for re-election as San Francisco treasurer and Chris Ward to replace Gloria as councilmember for San Diego City Council District 3. EQCA ma kes early endorsements of exceptional LGBT candidates in…
WASHINGTON — In a policy paper released Saturday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), explicitly endorsed the use of Truvada for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). PrEP is any medical or public health tool used to prevent the spread of a disease or infection prior to exposure. Truvada is the only brand name anti-HIV drug combination currently approved for…
SAN DIEGO – With a record of supporting Republicans, Independents and Democrats, the organizations representing San Diego’s first responders are united in their endorsement of Peters. Most recently, the San Diego Police Officers Association endorsed Kevin Faulconer for Mayor. “While residents were being evacuated away from the flames last week, our firefighters were running head…
SAN DIEGO – Today, San Diego City Firefighters and lifeguards will endorse former federal prosecutor and City Council candidate Sarah Boot, citing Boot’s commitment to public safety and experience as a community advocate. Both organizations, which represent hundreds of the city’s public safety employees, declined to endorse Councilmember Lorie Zapf, who is running against Boot…
Sometimes political insight comes at the most unusual times and from the strangest places. I participated in a chili cook-off last weekend at one of my favorite watering holes, SRO, and it helped crystallize what politics is all about. First, the cook-off was open to anyone. Just like anyone can run for office. You just…
Portland, Ore — Today, the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer, Portland Thorns FC of the National Women’s Soccer League, and team Owner/President Merritt Paulson announced their endorsement of the Freedom to Marry and Religious Protection Initiative. The initiative would make it legal for same-sex couples to marry in Oregon. This announcement marks the first…
It has come to the attention of San Diego LGBT Weekly that the Lincoln Club of San Diego County is set to endorse Carl DeMaio in his run against Congressman Scott Peters in the 52nd Congressional District. In an email sent to supporters headed “Keep this secret” Lincoln Club Chairman Bill Lynch writes: “I’m going…
(CNN) — For Gen. Martin Dempsey, Thursday’s move to open combat units in the U.S. military to women had its roots nearly a decade ago, on the streets of Baghdad. Dempsey took command of the Army’s 1st Armored Division in June 2003, when Iraqi insurgents were starting to target American troops with sniper fire, grenades…
A who’s-who of big corporations based in Washington have endorsed a full-page ad supporting Referendum 74, the state’s marriage–equality initiative, in the Sunday Seattle Times. Washington United for Marriage funded the ad – which includes endorsements from Amazon, Costco, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Nordstrom, Starbucks, T-Mobile, Vulcan and other companies to encourage votes in the Nov….
